Month: October 2015

This month’s Paper Pumpkin kit is one of my favorites! It’s just so pretty! I was pleasantly surprised when I opened it up to see that it was pretty and floral- a nice break from all the holiday projects I have been working on lately! For those of you unfamiliar Continue Reading →

My dad’s birthday was yesterday and I have known for over a month what I wanted to put on his card. Did I have it done prior to yesterday? Well of course not, but at least I knew what I wanted to do. My dad is a farmer and he and Continue Reading →

Make Today Ridiculously Amazing. It’s a good greeting for a birthday card, and a good motto for life, really. The last few days have been ridiculously amazing, because I just returned home from my Stampin’ Up! Rising Star Trip. If you want to see pictures and hear about how it went, Continue Reading →

The last 3 days have been a whirlwind. Attending the Stampin’ Up! Rising Star Trip for the 2015 Rising Star recipients has been more amazing than I ever could have imagined. Today I’m on a plane back home to the good old O-hi-o, but I wanted to share a few Continue Reading →

Yesterday was Day 2 of my Rising Star Trip to the Stampin’ Up! Home Office. It was a fun, educational, jam-packed, wonderful day. Day 1 was pretty awesome, so I was excited to see what Day 2 had in store. We arrived at the Home Office in the morning and Continue Reading →

All I have to say is, “Stampin’ Up!, where have you been my whole life?” I am so lucky to have found this company. I’ve been wishing I would have found it about 10 years sooner, but regardless, I’m just so glad to have found it now. As a result Continue Reading →

Yesterday I shared a beautiful Christmas card that I made for a card swap that will be held during my Rising Star trip to the Stampin’ Up! Home Office this week. When I was creating those cards, I tried out two different ways of adding glitter to cover the entire Continue Reading →

I’m getting ready to leave tomorrow for my Rising Star trip to the Stampin’ Up! home office this week! I’m so excited to meet the other Rising Stars, meet all the Stampin’ Up! folks, see the facilities, do training and have some fun! I’ll be posting pictures and info from Continue Reading →

I’ve been posting so many fall and Christmas projects lately that today’s floral thank you card seems like a breath of fresh air! I love fall and I’m looking forward to Christmas, but the thought of spring and summer (and the bright colors that go along with those seasons) makes me Continue Reading →

Today’s magical night Christmas card is one of my favorites from my Christmas card stamp camp that I held a couple of weeks ago. The pictures don’t do it justice…it’s so pretty in person! I love the black and white, I love the shimmery night scene, I love the hazy Continue Reading →

Hi everyone! I’m so glad you found my page! My name is Anna Smith and I am a mom, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, and lover of all things crafty, foody, and outdoorsy. I hope my page will help you to explore your love of these things too. I became a Continue Reading →